Jul 24, 2021
If you’ve been following the lead-up to the start of the Tokyo Olympics online, then chances are that your enthusiasm for the Games isn’t quite at its peak.
In the end, however, the Olympics are about athletics. So if you want to recapture some of that magic, then following some athletes from Japan or any country for that matter might be a way to recapture some Olympic spirit.
Here are some of the standout social media stars from the host nation worth keeping tabs on over the next few weeks:
Instagram): Tokyo 2020 marks the debut of sport climbing in the Olympics. What better way to introduce yourself to this new event than by watching a world champion grapple with handholds on Instagram. Narasaki holds multiple IFSC Climbing World Cup titles in bouldering as well as the Japanese record for speed climbing.
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Central Japan fire departments introduce emergency report system for disabled people The Mainichi
NIIGATA The NET119 Emergency Report System for people with hearing and speaking disabilities has been introduced in some fire departments in the central Japan prefecture of Niigata. It enables people to make emergency reports via the internet using smartphones or other devices and their location information is instantly sent to fire stations, leading to quick dispatches.
The system replaces conventional reporting methods for people with disabilities, such as email and facsimile, and has spread in various regions as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Fire and Disaster Management Agency is promoting it to fire departments nationwide. According to the Niigata Prefectural Government, the system has been introduced in four municipalities in the prefecture Niigata, Uonuma, Tsubame and Yahiko.